In the first half of the last century, many towns and cities, particularly the smaller ones, were connected by large, heavyweight trolleys called "interurbans." They could use trolley tracks and overhead wire in town and then switch to third rail power in the country. They also hauled freight with electric engines. Wilkes-Barre and Scranton were connected by one such interurban, the Lackawanna & Wyoming Valley, known popularly as "The Laurel Line." While most interurban lines were gone by the 40s, the Laurel Line was one of those few that hung on into the 50s. My father rode it to a job he had installing runway lights at the airport in Avoca (The trestle with these lights is right along I-81 today.). Here we have a 1910s scene at the Pittston station, midway on the line. The station is pretty substantial for a trolley shelter and reminds me a lot of the toy-train stations made by American Flyer in the 20s.